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Books in What Is It series

  • What Is Communion?: Learning About Communion in The United Methodist Church

    G. L. Reed

    Paperback (Abingdon Press, June 1, 2006)
    A WORSHIP TUTOR FOR KIDS An introductory series to the essential elements of worship for ages 9 to 12. By working through the fun activities, puzzles, and games in this multi-topic booklet series, pre-teens will learn the basic fundamentals of Christian worship... ...including Communion. Its convenient size fits nicely inside a Bible or hymnal. BONUS: A FREE downloadable Teacher's Guide for this title is available. Click Here
  • What Is Baptism?: Learning About Baptism in The United Methodist Church

    G. L. Reed

    Paperback (Abingdon Press, June 1, 2006)
    A WORSHIP TUTOR FOR KIDS An introductory series to the essential elements of worship for ages 9 to 12. By working through the fun activities, puzzles, and games in this multi-topic booklet series, preteens will learn the basic fundamentals of Christian worship . . . . . . including Baptism. Its convenient size fits nicely inside a Bible or hymnal. BONUS: A FREE downloadable Teacher’s Guide for this title is available. Click Here.
  • What Is the Lord's Prayer?: Learning About the Lord's Prayer

    G. L. Reed

    Paperback (Abingdon Press, June 1, 2006)
    A WORSHIP TUTOR FOR KIDS An introductory series to the essential elements of worship for ages 9 to 12. By working through the fun activities, puzzles, and games in this multi-topic booklet series, pre-teens will learn the basic fundamentals of Christian worship... ...including The Lord's Prayer. Its convenient size fits nicely inside a Bible or hymnal. BONUS: A FREE downloadable Teacher's Guide for this title is available. Click Here
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  • What Is The Panama Canal?

    Janet Pascal, Tim Foley, Fred Harper

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, July 17, 2014)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Before 1914, traveling from the East Coast to the West Coast meant going by land across the entire United States. To go by sea involved a long journey around South America and north along the Pacific Coast. But then, in a dangerous and amazing feat of engineering, a 48-mile-long channel was dug through Panama, creating the world's most famous shortcut: the Panama Canal!
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  • What Is Love?

    Etan Boritzer, Robbie Marantz

    Hardcover (Veronica Lane Books, Sept. 1, 1996)
    WHAT IS LOVE? is a way for children to discover how we all share many of the same needs and concerns in life, especially the need for love! This book communicates a message of multiculturalism and diversity as the means by which goals of understanding and tolerance can be reached. A sincere yet playful message for appreciating one of life's tenderest emotions through which children can ponder the total human experience of honest caring and good will.
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  • What Is Rock And Roll?

    Jim O'Connor, Gregory Copeland

    Library Binding (Turtleback Books, Sept. 12, 2017)
    FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Explains what constitutes rock music, follows its history and sub-genres through famous musicians and groups, and shows how rock became so much more than just a style of music influencing fashion, language, and lifestyle.
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  • What Is It?: Birds From an Artist's View

    Bob Metropulos

    Hardcover (Artistic Images, Aug. 2, 2011)
    What Is It? contains equal measures of knock-your-socks-off gorgeous paintings, cool photographs, amazing sounds, flaps to open, and all kinds of facts you probably didn't know before about birds. Be careful to turn the pages one by one. Each painting is a challenge: Can you guess what the bird is? Don't worry, you'll have lots of clues. Once you've mastered it, you'll have fun sharing this book with the rest of your family to see if they guess correctly. Parents will find that this book is a great tool to get their kids reading. As they activate the sounds and lift the flaps, What Is It? is sure to spark kids' imagination and show them different ways of looking at the world. Kids will want to read and understand every word. An adventure is waiting!
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  • Who is Jesus?

    Olivia Bryan Updegrove, Nicole Lapointe

    Paperback (CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, Nov. 5, 2015)
    Just like the first book in this series (What is God?), this book encourages children to ask big questions about their faith. . . . One girl. One woman. One BIG question. . . “Who is Jesus?”
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  • Responsibility: What Is It

    Nancy Pemberton, Janet Riehecky, Lori Jacobson, Linda Hohag

    Paperback (Childrens Pr, Sept. 1, 1988)
    Suggests ways to show responsibility, such as remembering to feed kitty, eating one's peas, and wearing boots in the rain
  • What Is an Artist?

    Barbara Lehn, Carol Krauss

    Library Binding (Millbrook Press TM, Aug. 1, 2002)
    Artists are people who want to express themselves. They try new tools, use their imaginations and are open to new ideas. Anybody can be an artist. Are you?
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  • What is a Friend?

    Etan Boritzer, Jeff Vernon

    Hardcover (Veronica Lane Books, Nov. 1, 2008)
    What is a Friend? is the 10th title in Etan Boritzer s best selling children s books series on character education and values. In this book Etan explores the themes of cooperative and supportive behavior between individuals, as well as what sometimes goes wrong in our relationships with one another. With numerous openings in the text for discussion, What is a Friend? will help children cultivate the critical thinking required for understanding the complex dynamics of personal interactions. The delightful color illustrations by Jeff Vernon, this book will become an important part of any child s library, and a valuable resource for parents, educators and child life professionals.
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  • Patience

    Beverly Fiday, Christina Ljungren Rigo

    Library Binding (The Childs World Inc, Dec. 1, 1986)
    Depicts times when we must exercise patience: finishing a jigsaw puzzle, waiting for our birthdays, and learning how to tie shoes.